Brassiere



A. S. JOHNSON I Jan. 5 1926.

BRASSIE'RE Filed Feb. 21, 1923 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 5. 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MODEL BRASSIERE (30., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed February 21, 1923. Serial No. 620,420.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, and-resident of the borou h of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and btate of New York, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Brassieres, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brassieres and'has for its object to provide a garment of this type constructed-in a novel manner to provide play and freedom when the person wearing the same is walking or sitting and to provide a perfect fit without discomfort to said wearer. A further object is to construct the garment in a. manner to provide a most effective diaphragm supporter. Other more specific objects of the invention will appear from the description hereinafter.

The accompanying drawing, without defining the limits of the invention, shows a face view of the garment embodying my im rovements.

he garment is provided at the front with duplicate sections 5 of suitable material preferably tapering'up'wardly and overlapping each other as shown, and each provided with downwardly tapering garter tabs 6 to the terminal ends of which garters 7 of any customary and well-known type are secured. The sections 5 are arranged in opposed relations to each other so that thetapering garter tabs'6 project in opposite directions as illustrated. These tapering garter tabs are loose relatively to each other while the sections 5 themselves are connected permanentl along their edges with side gores 8 by stitching 9. The side gores 8- are cut to fit the sectionso and terminate at their u per edges in registry with the upper ends of the sections '5; the lower edges of said side gores are located at intermediate points of the sections 5 so that the tabs 6 there i of project downwardly beyond said side gores 8 as shown. In the preferred construction the sections 5 are provided with a lurality of bones 10 which cross each other,

or instance in the manner indicated in the drawing, to forin a diaphragm section 11' it will be understood that the number of home 10 may be increased or decreased to meet the requirements of the particular garment or the judgment of the designer, said bones being located in the customary manner in suitable pockets as shown. Additional gores 12 and 13 are connected with the gores 8 and with each other respectively, the gores 13 at their free edges being provided with cooperating fastening devices 14 such as hooks and eyes, whereby the garment may be detachably secured upon the wearer. The intermediate gores 12 are somewhat shorter than the gores 8 and 13 and at their lower edges are gathered, as indicated at 15, and connected with elastic inserts 16 which have their opposite ends connected respectively with the gores 8 and 13; the inserts 16 are of such dimensions as to fill the spaces below the gores 12 and are arranged in the garment so as to be located below the waist when the latter is worn. Shoulder bands 17 may form part of the garment if desired.

The garment when worn fits the wearer perfectly without discomfort, this being due to the construction of the side and back gores of the garment in three sections and the provision of the elastic inserts at the lower ends of the gores 12 below the waist. Because of the presence of the bones 10 and the diagonal arrangement thereof, a most effective diaphragm supporterwhich performs its functions in'an efficient manner without discomfort to the wearer is provided. The garter tabs 6 extending one on either side of the front panel in overlapping relations and being loose and separate from each other provide a maximum of play and freedom when the wearer is walking, sitting, exercising, etc, the double motion 5 tapering upwardly as indicated add to the cfficiency of the garment for its intended purposes. two garter brassiere which is designed to be worn with or without corset or girdle and which provides a maximum of comfort with a maximum amount of efficiency as a retaining and supporting medium. The garment is secured upon the wearer in the customary manner by engaging the hooks and eyes 1 or their equivalent with each other at the back of the wearer.

Various chan es in the specific form shown and descri ed may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the s irit of the invention.

I c aim:

1. A brassiere comprising a plurality of connected gores, a double overlapping front section connected therewith and having ter- The garment provides an ideal niinal tabs free and disconnected from each other, garters secured to the free ends ofsaid terminal tabs and a plurality bones in said double section intersecting each other in diagonal relations to form a diaphragm section.

2. A brassiere comprising a double overlapping front motion tapering u 'pwardly and provided with terminal tabs tree and disconnected from each other, garters se- "cured to the terminal ends of said tabs a complemental gores and tapering upwardly, 20

said front section consisting of a double fabric having terminal tabs projecting beyond said gores in opposite directions, said tabs being free and disconnected from each other, garters attached to the terminal ends of said tabs, a plurality of bones located in said front section and intersecting each other in diagonal relations, intermediate gores connected with said first-named gores and being of less length than the same, additional gores secured to said intermediate gores and projecting downwardly from the same and elastic inserts located between said first named and said additional gores and being connected with each of said gores.

In testimony whereof l have hereby signed this specification.

AUGUSTA S. JOHNSUN. 

